The Japanese beauty industry is well known for it’s innovation, with many products landing on ‘cult beauty buy’ lists around the world, and a selection of these become available at a premium online here in the west. So this time last year when I was preparing to travel to Japan, I researched the beauty products …

This weekend was the Chinese New Year, so I headed to Chinatown to celebrate the year of the dog with milk tea and red bean buns. (OK, so maybe not the most traditional for the Spring Festival, but they’re some of my favourite foods from when I visited China.)

Turtlenecks are one of those clothing items I’ve always struggled with because as much as I liked them on other people, unless they were a chunky knit I didn’t really know what to do with them. Until now. Here are two ways that I’ve styled the same turtleneck…

Crafting is something I love but don’t do nearly enough of – there are just not enough hours in the day to do all the things I enjoy and still get plenty of sleep each night! But recently I went to the Viking Arty Party for bloggers hosted at The Gallery at Lumiére London, where I … Continue reading →

This is by far my favourite My Little Box surprise! Totally tropical and on-trend, this box is dedicated to the noix de coco, aka: one of my favourite fruits! Coconuts taste great, smell great, work as a beauty product and are totally versatile. Ever since it arrived I’ve been carrying around the Yves Rocher eau de … Continue reading →

So I’m a little late to writing this one up, but seeing as I’m now nearly all the way through this scrub I figure I should say something about it! Back in May (I know, I know!) organic beauty brand Melvita brought out a new organic body scrub* enriched with pink berries and rose hip … Continue reading →

Hippeas is a new brand** with an interesting twist on crispy snacks: chickpea puffs! They’re vegan, they’re organic, they’re gluten-free and they’re pretty darn tasty. I was sent four flavours to try: Pepper Power*, Far out Fajita*, In Herbs We Trust* and Sweet and Smokin’*. **It was so tempting to write ‘Hippeas is a brand new … Continue reading →

Organic beauty brand Melvita released several new formulations in June as part of the Nectar de Roses Collection, which incorporates a Rose Centifolia infusion to provide intense hydration to the skin and ensure water retention by maintaining hydrolipidic film. (Or, in my own words: rose properties can help keep skin hydrated, and this particular type of rose seems to do … Continue reading →

I love it when my American friends visit London, and recently my friend Jacky (who I’ve known since 2005 – two thousand and five!!) was here for a few days between other UK adventures. Not about to miss a chance to catch up, I ended up spending an entire weekend traipsing around with her. Continue reading →

Any excuse to dress up is an excuse I’m willing to take, and Saturday night dinner is always a good one! Recently for a night out I channeled my inner 1970s for a look featuring fringe on fringe with fringe (i.e. bangs, for my American friends)! Continue reading →

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